Pulsatile ocular blood flow in primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1106-1113

  Kerr, Jan ^a   Nelson, Patricia ^a   O'Brien, Colm ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAXOLOL; BRIMONIDINE; DORZOLAMIDE; LATANOPROST; PILOCARPINE; TOPICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE BLOOD FLOW; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TONOMETRY; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

EID: 0344010099     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00717-7     Document Type: Article

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